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A contest named “Beauty and talent” was organized by the Vietnamese Students Association in Singapore at East Asia Institute of Management (EASB) on December 10th in order to find a representative for the VAS in charity activities in the country. At the contest, 10 contestants competed in three parts of traditional long dress performance, talent and oration. As a result, Luu Phuong Linh, a student from the English Faculty, EASB, won the first prize with an award of SGD1,000. Phuong Linh said that she was very happy, proud and responsible as being a representative for a charitable organization, and that she would do her best to connect good hearts to raise a fund to help children and the elderly in difficult circumstances in Singapore and Vietnam. The entire amount from selling tickets as well as the award of the first prize will be presented to RDSS, a charitable organization of Singapore for children suffered from serious diseases, functional disorder, and children … [Read more...] about Beauty pageant organized by Vietnamese students in Singapore to raise funds for charity

(VOVworld) - President Tran Dai Quang on Sunday afternoon began his three-day State visit to Singapore at the invitation of President Tony Tan Keng Yam. Immediately after arriving in Singapore, President Quang had a meeting with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives from the overseas Vietnamese community. He praised the Embassy’s efforts in implementing the Party’s guidelines and the State’s policies. Mr. Quang added in the next 5 years, Vietnam aims to achieve a GDP growth rate from 6.5% to 7%. President Quang reiterated Vietnam’s unswerving policy of respecting overseas Vietnamese’s love for the homeland. He said he hopes the embassy staff and over Vietnamese in Singapore will stay united and work harder to contribute to the friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Vietnam and Singapore have seen their relations flourishing with regular exchanges of visits, high-level contacts, and expanded cooperation between Party, State, … [Read more...] about President visits Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore

On September 6, many Vietnamese children gathered in the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore to welcome the mid-autumn festival.
This is the first mid-autumn festival for Vietnamese children organized in Singapore in order to create a useful playground and maintain traditional cultural features for Vietnamese children, as well as strengthen the solidarity of the Vietnamese community in Singapore.
Among the approximately 12,000 Vietnamese citizens in Singapore, many have married Singaporeans and as a result, most of their children can't or only speak a little Vietnamese. The environment for learning the language and culture simply doesn't exist.
Organization of the mid-autumn festival is hoped to create a chance for Vietnamese children to wear long dresses, enjoy traditional games and sing Vietnamese songs.
"I think the mid-autumn festival is a good thing. It helps everyone to be closer and families unite. My wife is Vietnamese and I love her for that. For me, mid-autumn festival is a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese children in Singapore welcome mid-autumn festival

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the Vietnamese government delegation arrived in Singapore on Saturday to attend a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of Singapore’s Independence Day. On Sunday, Prime Minister Dung attended a round-table discussion with leading Singaporean businesses held by the Singapore Business Federation.
He congratulated the Singapore Business Federation for its contributions to Singapore’s prosperity and development and said that the Vietnam-Singapore strategic partnership has progressed in a number of areas, particularly economics, trade, and investment. He said that the Vietnamese government always welcomes and will continue to create favorable conditions for Singaporean businesses to make long-term investments in Vietnam. Prime Minister Dung appreciated Singaporean businesses’ good will and hope to invest in Vietnam in logistics, real estate, hospitality, industrial parks, and maritime transportation, stressing that … [Read more...] about Prime Minister meets with Vietnamese community in Singapore

The ceremony was organized solemnly in the precinct of the embassy with representatives of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ambassadors of ASEAN members in Italy and all staff of the embassy and representative agencies of Vietnam in Italy. Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese ambassador in Italy Nguyen Hoang Long, reviewed the process of the foundation and development of ASEAN and affirmed that the ceremony of hoisting the flag is a significant activity to commemorate the foundation day of the association (August 8th, 1967). This also shows a commitment, the first symbol of ASEAN countries towards building an ASEAN community in 2015 based on three principles: political-security community, economic community and socio-cultural community. The event also represents the stronger cooperation between ASEAN and Italy. Previously, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had cooperated with Confindustria to organize an awareness forum on ASEAN in Rome on March 22 - 23, in order to promote … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Embassy in Italy organize hoisting of ASEAN flag

PANO – Senior Lieutenant-General Nguyen Thanh Cung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission and Deputy Defence Minister, and a high-ranking defence delegation paid a working visit to the Vietnamese Embassy to Singapore on the morning of Jan 25th.
The delegation was received by the Vietnamese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Singapore, Tran Hai Hau.
Addressing the meeting, Ambassador Tran Hai Hau said that this was the first Vietnamese delegation to pay a working visit to Singapore during the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam – Singapore diplomatic relations. The ambassador briefed the delegation on the major issues of Vietnam – Singapore cooperative relations over the past years and the steps that Vietnam and Singapore are taking in order to bring the bilateral relations to the strategic partnership level, including defence cooperation. He also stressed that Singapore wanted to … [Read more...] about Deputy Defence Minister visits Vietnamese Embassy to Singapore

NDO - National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan described the Vietnam Embassy as an important bridge in the promotion of the sound relations between Vietnam and Singapore, when visiting the Embassy immediately following her arrival in Changi International Airport on the evening of November 26.The senior legislator spoke highly of the Embassy’s attainments, saying that the political diplomacy tasks have paved the way for boosting economic diplomacy, cross-cultural exchanges and tourism.NA Chairwoman Ngan also informed the Embassy staff and OVs on the current domestic situation and the sixth plenum of the Party Central Committee, which showed good signs of socio-economic development with macro-economic stability and ensured social welfare; as well as the results of the recently concluded fourth session of the 14th NA.At this session, the NA adopted the Law on amendments and supplements to certain articles of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist … [Read more...] about NA Chairwoman visits Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (L) (Source: VNA)
Singapore (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa
Binh spoke highly of the role of the Vietnamese community in Singapore in
connecting the two countries during a visit to the Vietnamese Embassy in
Singapore on July 15.
Talking to representatives from the Vietnamese community and
staff of the Embassy and Vietnamese representative offices in Singapore, the
Deputy PM said he hopes each member of the community will promote solidarity
and support each other to contribute to the host country’s prosperity.
He also asked the community to assist with their home
country’s development using their knowledge and experience.
The Deputy PM also took this occasion to brief the overseas
Vietnamese community on the country’s socio-economic situation, as well as
opportunities and challenges it is facing, and the … [Read more...] about Deputy PM hails role of Vietnamese community in Singapore

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela has organised an ASEAN friendly golf tournament with the participation of embassies from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, and Japan. The event formed part of activities of the ASEAN Committee in Caracas (ACC) in celebration of the 50th founding anniversary of the association. It aims to tighten the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and other ASEAN member countries and foreign partners. Indonesian Ambassador Mochammad Luthfie Witt’eng, as rotating Chair of the ACC, said the tournament helped the embassies enhance mutual understanding and collaboration. Founded in 1967, ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.-VNA ASEAN Community … [Read more...] about Vietnamese embassy in Venezuela holds ASEAN golf tourney